Install WHS 2011 connection software with no Admin rights

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sebringsc 0

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I just got my WHS 2011 server up and running and have installed the software on all of my computers except my wife's work computer (which is the one I want to work the most). Unfortunately, we do not have the admin rights to the computer so when I go to http://SERVER_NAME/CONNECT and try to install the software, I am unable to do so. Is there a work around for this? Should I just run an FTP server from my WHS server so that we can transfer all of the data that way? Any help would be appreciated.

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ikon 438

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I assume your wife's computer is a laptop she brings home? If so, you can (shhhh), run cracking software to get the password for Administrator. Could take a long time. You might have to do sequential runs every night for a while to find it

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sebringsc 0

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you would be correct, this is my wife's work computer which she brings home at night. She is a teacher and is constantly updating lessons and stuff on it but every once in a while she takes the computer back to work and it syncs with the database, it deletes all the work she has done. I just wanted to set something up so she could back up her files from home (or school) so she didn't have to worry about it. I will try to see if an FTP server will work.

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Joe_Miner 254

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yes, but still he has no rights on the laptop to create folders and assign permissions. Only under his own profile. Crack the password and move on,

Sure he can, I do all the time -- copy my own data. His data will be under his profile. But, I guess it depends on how locked down the laptop is -- but, if you break the Admin password that's a violation of corporate IT policy which is a bad thing in most environments.

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jmwills 284

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Agreed....but most corporations have a no personal use for their equipment too. There are ways around this but this is not the place to discuss them. @ sebringsc..go to the IT Dept and see if they will give you Power User rights.